Guide: How to talk to your spouse about money
Simulation activity that illustrates a situation of talking to your partner about financial issues.
Start the Jewish New Year with Financial Responsibility
The Jewish holiday season encourages renewal and shopping, but it can also lead to expenses that do not reflect a family’s actual needs or financial means. Advertising, special offers and the desire to impress others can influence purchasing decisions, especially after the costs of summer vacation and the beginning of the school year. Thoughtful planning, purposeful shopping and warm but modest hospitality can help families begin the new year with greater financial stability.
Recommendation: “The Common Mind” by Lior Soref
Kinneret Zamora Bitan Publishing, 231 pages
Behavioral economics – what motivates us to choose?
“Wise consumerism” – easy to say but difficult to implement. Adopting the right consumer thinking begins with understanding the mechanisms that push us to act.
Guide: Where is the money?
An activity that helps you understand where the money is really “going”
Guided Viewing: Small Expenses – Big Money
A video on the surprising impact of small expenditures on the monthly budget.
Guided viewing: need or want
Need and desire video, smart shopping
Guide: The meaning of money
A group introductory game about attitudes and perceptions about money